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El Jiwneh Hagalil (Lied der galilaischen Arbeiter) – God will Build the Galilee (Galilee Worker’s Song)
An ancient piyut [liturgical song] transformed into a Zionist song, a complete study of…
“Der Rebe geht schon tanzen” (chassidisch) – The Rabbi is about to Dance (Hasidic)
This is one of the best-known Yiddish songs with anti-Hassidic overtones (see Mlotek…
“Unter dem kinds Wiegele” – Beneath the Baby’s Cradle
Stutschewsky described the Yiddish lullaby as a genre as follows:
Here lies the…
Makam segah- Yah qados yosev tehillot (beste)
Written by Israel Najara and composed by Yusuf Pasa. The 'beste' is characterized in its…
Makam sehnaz- Ye'erav leka adonay elohenu (pesrev)
The vocal 'pesrev' are a unique Hebrew genre in which the performer has to exhibit…
Eileh Toldot Noah
This is a comical song about Noah, hero of the Biblical Great Flood, and his fondness…
Raza Deshabbat
Raza Deshabbat is the second part of a kabbalist Aramaic text that begins with the words…
23. Muyimpāya Tampirānṯĕ (When Moses Received knowledge)
This Kerala "play song" for Shavuot is about Mutaliyār Moses receiving the Torah on…
38. Ĕṇṇi Ĕṇṇi Tiṟttu Dinam (The Fifth of Iyyar)
A Malayalam Zionist song celebrating the declaration of Israeli independence on the…
28. Vāl̲vanna Vāl̲vum (Blessing Song)
A song of blessing for many occasions especially for the bridegroom for an infant boy…